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preface
China has a long history, and the struggle for imperial power has been extremely fierce since ancient times. The famous historical event of kangxi's later years, the "Nine Sons and Concubines", is a classic example. The winner at that time was the Fourth Brother Yinchen, later the Yongzheng Emperor.
This generation of emperors who had vast talents and was deeply loved by the people, who was diligent and capable during his reign and created immortal merits, eventually died violently. The real cause of his death has caused a lot of controversy, and it is still a major concern today. Opinions vary as to the cause of his death, and various versions are emerging. Some say that he was assassinated by Lü Siniang; some say that he was killed by palace women and eunuchs; and some scholars speculate that he was poisoned by poison. So which of these claims is credible? Did Yongzheng's death leave any clues in history? Next, please follow Pai into this history and explore it!
Explanation 1: Lü Siniang entered the palace and assassinated
This statement is still widely circulated today. So who is this lady? And how did he assassinate the Yongzheng Emperor? According to legend, Lü Siniang was the daughter of Lü Liuliang, and there is also a saying that Lü Siniang was actually the daughter of Lü Liuliang,Lü Baozhong, the son of Lü Liuliang. Lü Liuliang was an outstanding thinker in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, as well as a very talented poet and commentator on contemporary literature. After the failure of the anti-Qing Dynasty, he refused the qing Dynasty's call and lived his life peacefully and steadily after retreating from the mountains and forests. His story should have ended here, but after he was buried, he was still dissected by the Yongzheng Emperor, only because he became a scapegoat for Zeng Jing, a student in Hunan at that time. Lü Siniang began to learn martial arts in order to avenge her father and ancestors, until she later seized the opportunity to sneak into the palace and kill Yongzheng. There is also a theory about Lü Siniang's learning experience, that his master was actually a monk, originally a swordsman of Yongzheng, who later left because he did not want to use it, and cultivated this Lü Siniang.
Although this statement sounds very complete, it does not make sense. The reason is simple, first of all, the descendants of the Lü clan have not been exterminated, but because they are strictly controlled and cannot move freely, it is impossible to avenge their ancestors. Secondly, if Lü Siniang fled, Li Wei, the governor of Zhejiang who was known for his ability to hunt down thieves at that time, would naturally not be unaware.
Therefore, this statement is self-defeating.
Theory 2: He was hanged by a palace eunuch with a rope while he was asleep.
This legend is even more absurd than the previous one. But something similar did happen during the Ming Dynasty. Ming Shizong was murdered by Yang Jinying, the secret daughter of the palace, and others, but later recovered with the help of a doctor. Both Yongzheng and Ming Shizong Jiajing have the temple name "Sejong", so it is also possible that the two are confused to have this statement.
Theory three: Obsessed with elixir for immortality, poisoned and died
During the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor, his level of professionalism can be described by the word "madness". According to statistics, in the less than 13 years of his reign, since he once used only a brush to write more than 10 million words, the number of words allocated to write every day should also be as many as 3,000, and the intensity of his work can be imagined. It was because of such high-intensity work that the Yongzheng Emperor's body was easily unwell. In order to avoid premature failure of his body, and in order to survive for a long time, Yongzheng often takes some Dan medicine to refresh his mind and maintain his physical health.
However, in the eighth year of Yongzheng, the Yongzheng Emperor once suffered from a serious illness, and even the Tai Doctor was helpless. So he began to look for various "divine doctors" across the country to refine Dan medicine for himself, and this statement of alchemy has also been recorded in history.
epilogue
However, refining Dan medicine is not so simple, and the medicinal materials required are more complex and complex, so the possibility of poisoning due to the conflict of medicinal materials is greatly increased. As a result, the claim that Yongzheng eventually died of Dan Yao poisoning became more credible.